Senior Clinical Fellow O&G

Job overview

Applications are invited for a 24month Clinical Fellow post in Obstetrics & Gynaecology.

Under the guidance of the Consultants, the post holder will be responsible for the clinical care of Obstetric and Gynaecology patients. The post holder will work with all the Consultants in the Directorate.

There will be opportunity to assist Out-patient clinics (Antenatal and Gynaecology) and perform both elective and emergency surgery under direct and indirect supervision.

The successful applicant will be expected to participate in the middle grade (MG) on call rota as part of the resident rota 1:8.

This is an exciting time to join our unit. Previous reconfiguration of services has brought all acute Obstetrics and Gynaecology services to the Worcestershire Royal Hospital (WRH) Site in Worcester. The annual number of births is c.5000 and CQC have recently rated our Maternity services as Good.

In addition to BSUG accreditation the Unit is also accredited as a BSGE Endometriosis Centre and we have recently started to offer robotic surgery for complex endometriotic disease and high BMI cancer surgery.

The successful applicant should have good clinical skills in general Obstetrics & Gynaecology and should be post CCT qualified.

For an informal discussion please contact Ms Laura Veal, Clinical Director for Obstetrics or Ms Alex Blackwell Clinical Director for Gynaecology by email to Ms Jessica Bryant at jessica.bryant@nhs.net.

Main duties of the job

Under the guidance of the consultants, the post holder will be responsible for the clinical care of Obstetric and Gynaecological patients. The post holder will work with all of the consultants in the Directorate.

To assist at Out-patient clinics (Antenatal and general Gynaecology).

To participate on call as part of the middle grade rota 1:8

Perform surgery in obstetrics and gynaecological within his/her capability without supervision and if difficulties arise beyond his/her competence, to consult the relevant or on call Consultant.

To be responsible for the maintenance of proper case records and investigations on patients, and correspondence with General Practitioners and others as required

In our department opportunities exist for Clinical Fellows to develop and train in many obstetric and gyneacology subspecialties.

Duties will be arranged with the consultants to whom you are responsible, and you must discuss and understand these duties as soon as possible as you take up your appointment. The consultant has final responsibility for all patients under his/her care and therefore any clinical problems causing anxiety should be referred to the Consultant, as the senior member of the team, or in his/her absence, the Consultant covering his/her duties.

Job responsibilities

Under the guidance of the consultants, the post holder will be responsible for the clinical care of Obstetric and Gynaecological patients. The post holder will work with all of the consultants in the Directorate.

We have 2 teams on call one for Obstetrics and separate team for Gynaecology (consultant, registrar and junior tier)

To assist at Out-patient clinics (Antenatal and general Gynaecology).

To participate on call as part of the middle grade rota 1:8

Perform surgery in obstetrics and gynaecological within his/her capability without supervision and if difficulties arise beyond his/her competence to consult the relevant or on call Consultant.

To be responsible for the maintenance of proper case records and investigations on patients, and correspondence with General Practitioners and others as required

In our department opportunities exist for Clinical Fellows to develop and train in Ambulatory Gynaecology (comprehensive service providing outpatient hysteroscopy, Myosure and endometrial ablation), Colposcopy, endometriosis management, infertility, Maternal Medicine and Urogynaecology. We have well established multidisciplinary endometriosis and pelvic pain clinics, Fetal medicine scan clinics and diabetes clinics.

Duties will be arranged with the consultants to whom you are responsible, and you must discuss and understand these duties as soon as possible as you take up your appointment. The consultant has final responsibility for all patients under his/her care and therefore any clinical problems causing anxiety should be referred to the Consultant, as the senior member of the team, or in his/her absence, the Consultant covering his/her duties.

Under the guidance of the consultants, the post holder will be responsible for the clinical care of Obstetric and Gynaecological patients. The post holder will work with all of the consultants in the Directorate.

We have 2 teams on call one for Obstetrics and separate team for Gynaecology (consultant, registrar and junior tier)

To assist at Out-patient clinics (Antenatal and general Gynaecology).

To participate on call as part of the middle grade rota 1:8

Perform surgery in obstetrics and gynaecological within his/her capability without supervision and if difficulties arise beyond his/her competence to consult the relevant or on call Consultant.

To be responsible for the maintenance of proper case records and investigations on patients, and correspondence with General Practitioners and others as required

In our department opportunities exist for Clinical Fellows to develop and train in Ambulatory Gynaecology (comprehensive service providing outpatient hysteroscopy, Myosure and endometrial ablation), Colposcopy, endometriosis management, infertility, Maternal Medicine and Urogynaecology. We have well established multidisciplinary endometriosis and pelvic pain clinics, Fetal medicine scan clinics and diabetes clinics.

Duties will be arranged with the consultants to whom you are responsible, and you must discuss and understand these duties as soon as possible as you take up your appointment. The consultant has final responsibility for all patients under his/her care and therefore any clinical problems causing anxiety should be referred to the Consultant, as the senior member of the team, or in his/her absence, the Consultant covering his/her duties.